… century, melodrama plays became popular and writers began to lavish their stage productions with new ideas such as the use of naturalism and expressionism in which emotions would determine their actions despite of social qualities, as well as a memory…

… oration, focus is put on the living instead of the dead. Pericles tells how the people of Athens live in a peaceful society because they are good people, respect the laws, and are simply oriented to do the right thing. Instead of focusing on the…

… money matters, Og Mandino and Buddy Kaye’s “The Gift Acabar” presents a wealthy insight on what kind of stuff life should be made. In a simple story of a boy’s struggle to keep his dreams from being destroyed by life’s adversity, the authors provide…

… Menagerie" is set in the apartment of the Wingfield family. By description, it is a cramped, dinghy place, not unlike a jail cell. It is one of many such apartments in the neighborhood. Of the Wingfield family members, none of them want to live there.…

… is a reoccurring theme throughout the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Williams uses the symbolism of the movies, the fire escape, and the nailed coffin to illustrate his theme that the harshness of reality often leads to escape.…

… by Pearl S. Buck, is a tale of a farmer who rises from a commoner to a wealthy land owner. The setting is in pre-revolutionary China, sometime in the 20th century. The story is about a farmer who becomes a wealthy man through hard work while facing…

… Grapes of Wrath has left much specifically untold about the authors true intentions on this book. His epic chronicle has been described as being "Written with passionate conviction" (Dorothy Parker). This passionate conviction has led John Steinbeck…

… history man has made many journeys, far and wide. Moses's great march through the Red Sea and Columbus's transversing the Atlantic are only, but a few of mans great voyages. Even today, great journeys are being made. Terry Fox's run across Canada…

… and California; 1930s Principal Characters Tod Joad, a recent parolee in his mid-twenties Ma and Pa Joad, a strong, middle-aged Oklahoma couple Noah Joad, their strange eldest son Al, their wild sixteen-year-old Rose of Sharon,…

… Dale Carnegie provided a way for people to motivate themselves and enter the work force after the Great Depression. As an enlightened individual and business man of the time, Mr. Carnegie created a book that, "touched a nerve and filled a human need…